LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9715, 10 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mangarama cheese factory, Pahiatua, will pay out about £7OO on February 15th.

In the pony competitions at the Pahiatua Show, Mr E. Ryan's Flirt was a very succeessful competitor winning every event it was entered for. The funeral of the late Mr Kara Te Huki will leave the residence of his parents at 2 o'clock on Sunday next for the Taueru Native Cemetery. The matron of the Renall Solway Home desires to thank Messrs M. Caselberg and R. T. Holmes for donations of fruit for the inmates of the institution.

The Ground Committee have made arrangements for the supply of a splendid lot of green r clover which will be supplied to stock on the grounds at the Masterton A. and P. Show next week.

A special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council will be held at te Council Chambers on Friday evening next to receive a report of a special committee appointed to settle the conditions of bathing at the Christina and Alice Baths.

Our Carterton correspondent writes that the South Wairarapa Poultry, Pigeon and Cage Bird Association has applied to the North Island Association for June 29th and 30th, as dates for their show.

It is rumoured that the Government intends establishing a receiving station at New Plymouth when the proposed wireless telegraphic Bcheme is carried out.

The Oamaru Chamber of Commerce ' has decided to communicate with ! other Chambers to secure the substitution by the Department of a fixed rate for penalties on overweight grain sacks, instead of four times thj ordinary freight as at present. A meeting of the Maaterton : Mounted Rifles was held last evening, after the ordinary Government parade. Owing to the visit of Lord Kitchener it was found necessary to postpone the military sports, which were to have been held on the 24th inst., till Easter Monday.

Arrangements have been made with the Railway Department to run a special passenger train for the People's Day (Wednesday) of the Masterton Show. The train will leave Woodville at 7.50 a.m., stopping at all intermediate stations, and arriving at Masterton at 11.30 a.m., returning for Woodville at 5 p.m. The 5.45 p.m. train for the North will leave as usual.

An American magazine, says "C.K.S." of the "London Sphere," is paying Commander Peary £IO.OOO for the serial rights of the story of his journey to the North Pole. Commander Peary's agents in England have been offering the serial rights in England of six articles with illustrations for £1,500, and have not (says "T.P.'s' Weekly') found great eagerness on the part of the editors to purchase.

Questions arising from the Frozen Meat Conference in Christchurcb, and from a motion presented by the H astings branch, were discussed recently by the Hawke's Bay Executive of the Farmers' Union. A suggestion by one of the members that a controlling trust be formed for pooling and grading all sheep in the Dominion was favourably commented on; and it was decided that details be worked and placed before the next meeting. The capital of the suggested trust is calculated to run into about £2,000,000.

To-mcrrow is the last day for join- ! ing the yf.M.C.A., in order to become eligible to participate in the Y M C.A. Swimming Carnival on February 24th. This function looks like being a success. The prize list amounts to £lB, and some splendid events are being arranged for, whilst the ladi'es of the Masterton Ladies' Swimming Club have promised to assist the Y.M.C.A. by the giving of / the proceeds from the afternoon tea, which they have agreed to provide. A lamb, donated by Mr W. Morris, butcher, for the St John Ambulance Bazaar fund, was submitted to auction by Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., at their sale yesterday. The sum of £2 5s was realised, the lamb being purchased and handed in for re-sale by Messrs C. A. Cameron, W. Reside, J. McKenzie, A. S. Grant, H. Bennett, and W. Reside. Mr Reside, who was the last pur-\ chaser, kindly gave the lamb back ' to be auctioned at next sale day.

There are now on view in Mr A. Henderson's window a handsome silver cup and a rose bow], presented by Messrs W. and H. Beetham to the Masterton A. ard P. Association. The bowl is for the best pen of five Romney rams under 21 months and the cup for the most points in freezing classes. Both trophies are of very handsome and exquisite design, each being set in a black ebony plinth. They will prove a decided acquisition to the already splendid collection of trophies tnnt have been presented from time to i 'me by other donors. Probably no oti.> r Society in the Dominion can show* such a fine collection of solid silver challenge cups and bowls.

The monthly meeting of the Trustees of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society was held yesterday. There were preesent—Messrs R. T. Holmes (chairman), J. Miller.* J. C. Ewington. and Mrs Cairns. Correspondence was received from the Inspector-General in regard to the appointment of a new Board under the new Act, arranging for contracts to continue until the new Board was appointed, and also the appointment of persons to take over the assets. A letter was received from the Town Clerk with reference to supplying the Renall Solway Home with water. It was arranged that the Society sign the necessary agreement. The pay sheets for the month showed:—Ordinary £22 12s 6d, Renall Solway Home ordinary ',£lß. 4s sd, furnishing Renall Solway Home £4O 6s 9d. The action of the Chairman and Secretary since last meeting was confirmed.

Share milkers are chronic grumblers, but sometimes they receive cheques that make the town worker envious. One family near Cambridge this season, milking fifty cows, received for one month, with the procceeds of a few pigs included, a cheque amounting to £53.

Allowances to eleven persons were authorised to be continued at the meeting of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society's meeting of Trustees yesterday, it was also reported that i vo had been admitted to the Kenall .-> ilway Home during the month, one of whom had refunded the Society the amount for assistance granted, having gone South to his parents.

FA profound respect tor tne acumen of "the temperance expert"—as he described him—is attributed to Mr Justice Chapman In chambers, at Wellington, it as submitted by counsel that the puichase of liquor in bulk for a hotelwas no index to thequantity retailed. "Don't you think an expert would be able to find it out?" his Honor asked. "I have no doubt a temperance expert would find it out," he added, "from what I read of their discoveries in the papers."

The suggestion is made (says the Taranaki Herald" that about 3,000 square miles should be cut off the Northern end of Wellington and added to Taranaki, which would result in two handy-sized provincial districts, instead ot one small and one unwieldy district as now, and a saving in time, trouble and inconvenience, as well as distance from headquarters would be effected, whether in church work or Government work, or any other work

Mr N. Kettle, speaking on 'the Heme meat market, at a recent meeting of the Hawke's Bay A. and P. Sodtt'y, said: —"As to glutting the London market, it was not due crly to_New Zealand's products; ether countries bad been equally reap .rsible. The glut had really resulted from the slump|of 1908, when there were two or three months* supplies in London and further supplies coming With regard to the prices obtained in England for New Zealand mtat as compared with that of other countries, he mentioned that when the mail, just to hand left London on December 27th, New Zealand mutton was only from Jd to Jd lower than the best English, and was still ahead of the meat from the Argentine and America."

"What is your Christian name?" was asked of a witness before the Nautical Court inquiryinto the stranding of the p.s. Kaipsra, the "Auckland Star'" states. "Frank," was the reply. "Prank Richard," corrected Mr Kettle, "No, plain if rank," answered the witness. "But your officer's certificate gives your Christian name as Prank Richard." I thougth that was my name until I was forty years of age. Then I got my birth certificate, and found that I was just {lain Frank. My mother wanted me to be called Prank Richard, tut my father didn't like the man after whom 1 was to be called Richard, and so in registering my birth he quietly gave my Christian name as Frank, and dropped the Richard. It was not till forty years later that I discovered what be had done. That accounts for the two Christian names on my certificate where there shou Id legally only be one," explained the witness amidst some laughter.

An amusing incident, and one showing the Prime Minister's readiness to adapt himself to whatever circumstances may arise, occured in a passage of one of the Hastings hotels last week, says a Napier paper. Sir Joseph Ward was chatting with Mr A. L. D. Fraser when an old Maori etaef, of noteable lineage, appeared on the scene, magnificently got up in overcoat and tophat. Mr Fraser asked him, in Maori, of course, the cause of his gala adornment, and the old chief replied that he had come to seethe Prime Minister. "Why, here is the Prime Minister," said Mr Fraser, and duly presented him to Sir Joseph. The Maori uttered an exclamation, presumably of delight, removed his hat, and thrust forward his face. The in. vitation was unmistakable, to decline it would have Ibeen an insult, and Sir Joseph rubbed noses with the veteran.

The Gasworks Manager, Mr J. W Blackman, expresses great satisfaction at the interest taken in the cookery damonstrations which are being held in the showroom in Queen street. At earh demonstration a large number of ladies have been present, who have expressed surprise at the perfection, and regularity of the cooking, and at the extremely low cost of the gas used. At yesterday's demonstration Miss Burnett, cookea cakes and teacakes before those present, and their excellence was most favourably commented upon, when they were afterwards served as afternoon tea. An accurate record of the gas used was taken by means of a "test-meter," such as is used in a gas-testing laboratory, the amount used being 13 cubic feet, which at 5s lOd per 1.000 cubic feet, cost nine-tenths of a p«nny. Another demonstration is to be given on Friday. The showroom will be open for another week and it is hoped that arrangements can be made to hold a demonstration during one evening next week.

Of ail the incidents that have occurred on the Kitchener tour in Australia there is one that really impressed his staff fsaysthe -'Argus"). Just after the Field Marshal landed' at Port Darwin he drove out along the Esplanade. They got away from the little northern port in to the open country and turned a corner of the track. A hut stood close by the way. A tall, grey old man stood at the door of the hut, his heels together, his left. hand to his forehead in military salute, his right holding an old bugle lt > his lips ready to blow. Alongside him on parade and at attention stood his wife The grim, grey .military pair might have been Mulvaney and Dinah Shadd. There was no mistaking the old soldier and the soldier's wife who had followed the fortunes of war with the baggage train in many a long Indian march when the regiment was marching down the Grand Trunk Road. There was more cordiality in the Field-Marshal's acknowledgment of thatood, almost pathetic salute than in any of the finer demonstrations since made in his honour.

' At a meeting of the Knyvett defence Committee yesterday afternoon says the ~Auckland Herald" of the 7th. i -sc, Cabinet's reply to the repre3entations of the deputation which waited on Sir Joseph Ward with leierence :o the case was considered. It was dec-did to h Id mother pul lie indignstifn meeting on Thunday night we< k, provided that a suitable -hall can be secured. Commenting on the latest phase of ' the Kn\v tt case, the "Post" asys: —'"The perial'y is painful for the V'Ofrker, who has done excellent work, f as commentators in all the centres "*" have admitted, but as he has been ■ foui.d puilty of insubordination, and disciplii e must be maintained if this •country is to have any military efficiency. P. ssibly Lord Kitchener's visit may htlp to remove s.me of the Auckland soreness; we hope so, for the Ancklandera have been vigorous New Zealar.ders, with all their zest for such littie irifles as the San Francisco mail service."

This season's butter ou put will constitute a r c-'.rd for the Auckland province, and aheady the increase over last year was equivalent tc \ Auckland has exported over 4,000 tons of butter, which may be valued at £400,000. The butter shipped for the fnrtnisht Hiding. jesteiday totals 14,856 box.'f-, or 3?1 tons, as compared with j 3.034 bt-xfs, or 325 tons, for the corresponding fortnight of last season. At present ruling prices, the shipment is worth .about £40,800.

The "Oamaru Times" saya tbar the fishermr. in t. e roadstead continue to experience adventures with monster s'.arks The other day a fisbfrrr-an had hooked a grop r, which darted under the boat, and was swimming with the slack of the lire en the ether side. A large shark seized

"fhe fiah, but the fisherman jerked it . -out o." its mouth, and hauled it back under the boat. The shark made a ■dash after the giorer, and struck the keel of the boat, knocking the t*o occupants over, and making the boat = shiver from stem to stern.

'Home'* Cash Store publishes four ■reasons why groceries shouH be purchased at that shop.

In our wanted columns an advertiser makes known his desire to ex change, a Wellington property for aboui IOH aires of good land.

Messrs Varnham and Rose, architects, invite tenders for the election of a residence at Mauriceville. Plans and specifications may be seen at their offices, Academy Buildings. Messrs W. B. Cbemiells and Co. '■ advertise the goodwill of the lease of A 4,4C0 acres, at a fair rental, with compensation clause for . improvements. Full particulars can be obtained at Messrs Chennells and Co. 's •office.

Messrs Lytlle Bros., engineers, motor experts and electricians, notify that they have fast and powerful motor cars for hire by the hour, day «or contract They .are also ready to -overhaul motor cars and cycles, and they are prepared to guarantee satisfaction.

Mr W. Cragg, of the "Coiner :Shop," has, with considerable en- » terprise, just received a large con&signment of the very latest smokers' and tobacconists' lines " generally. The goods include a splendid lot of presentation goods such as silver mounted pipes id cases, cigar and cigarette holders, Ijobaeco .pouches, razors, Torrey's strops, and numerous other lines too numerous to mention. Satisfaction is also guaranteed in the matter of setting and grinding razors. The saloon is under the personal supervision of Mr Cragg, and patrons can rely on their wants being attended promptly and efficiently.